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Brothers in arms : Churchill's special forces during WWII's darkest hour / Damien Lewis.
In 'Brothers in Arms', bestselling author, war reporter, and award-winning WWII historian Damien Lewis chronicles the birth of the legendary SAS, Winston Churchill's singular band of brothers, and how their extraordinary do-or-die exploits truly turned the tide of war. Drawing from an invaluable trove of never-before-seen documents, rare photos, undeveloped film, and interviews with WWII veterans and their surviving families, Lewis follows one close-knit band of men from the founding of the SAS to the Italian landings, which truly turned the tide of the war. It is a breathtaking narrative of do-or-die action and unbelievable daring chronicling the exploits of some of the most fearless, revered, and under-the-radar soldiers of the 20th century.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806542676 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxvi, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Citadel Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The cauldron -- Sand and steel -- Scotland the brave -- The fallen -- In the beginning -- Brothers in arms -- A monstrous scheme -- Baptism of fire -- Do or die -- Vengeance -- Butcher and bolt -- Paddy's own -- The wake -- Back from the dead -- First into action -- Treachery -- The enemy within -- Good killing -- We are the pilgrims -- Lili Marlene -- Gangster style -- The fighting Irish -- Raiders of the great sand sea -- This is not the end -- Rise of the phoenix. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 940.541241 Lew | 31681010355329 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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#1 internationally bestselling author, war reporter, and award-winning WWII historian Damien Lewis chronicles the birth of the legendary SAS, Winston Churchillâs singular band of brothers, and how their extraordinary do-or-die exploits truly turned the tide of war.
By the author of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - now a major motion picture.
In 1941, as World War Two raged, scores of men stepped forward to answer Winston Churchillâs call for volunteers for Special Service, a high-risk opportunity to undertake the most hazardous, top-secret duties of war. Comprised of some of the finest fighting units in the entire British Army, these warriors longed to leave behind their mind-numbing garrison duties for battle. They hungered to pit themselves against a seemingly omnipotent enemy and brave a bloody and bruising baptism by fire. A rightfully proud regiment with an unrivalled esprit de corps, they were disavowed as unruly by top brass, unyieldingly vaunted by Churchill, and courageously loyal to the clandestine âbutcher and boltâ raids that made their sacrificesâand their triumphsâlegendary. But even as the combat-worn ranks of the SAS risked all to deliver the first resounding defeats on Nazi Germany, there were well-founded fears that their fortunes would change.
In Brothers in Arms, Damien Lewis pays tribute to the mavericks and visionaries who founded elite-forces soldieringâthe SAS. Exhaustively researched from an invaluable trove of never-before-seen documents, wartime letters, diaries, mission reports, rare photos, undeveloped film, plus interviews with WWII veterans and their surviving families, Damien follows one close-knit band of men from the founding of the SAS through to the Italian landings, which truly turned the tide of the war. It is a breathtaking narrative of do-or-die action and unbelievable daring chronicling the exploits of some of the most fearless, revered, and under-the-radar soldiers of the 20th century.
